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Ramsbottom is well known both as a foodie destination and as being popular with dog walkers and owners.
So what happens when the two worlds collide? You’re out and about and you’re hungry but you don’t know if they will let your prized pooch in?
That’s why I’ve put together this list of local dog friendly restaurants, bars, coffee shops and cafés to help you. Click on the numbers to see where you and your dog can eat locally.
This weekend it’s been the return of one of the most successful events that is on the Ramsbottom calendar. That event is the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival. This year we’ve seen potentially a record turnout of people with the streets heaving with people all eagre to buy chocolate of various shapes and sizes.
Whilst chatting to Little Blonde Bakes and asking about their dwindling stock the stall owner mentioned that her daughter was back baking more right that minute. I know they are due back on Sunday with lots more stock. Whilst I’m talking about them, if you’ve not heard of Little Blonde Bakes, they’re local and make some lovely looking cakes and bakes. Check out their Instagram page.
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A little earlier than some previous years this time, but the headliner line-up for Head for the Hills has now been announced.
There are already several acts that have been announced that I’m super excited to see, The Boomtown Rats, The Selecter and the fantastic Bluetones to name just three. This looks to be a really fantastic line-up once again.
If you want to buy tickets for the Festival, they can be purchased on the website.
The announced line-up for Head for the Hills 2018 so far is:
The Selecter & The Beat (feat Ranking Roger)
BARRY HYDE (OF THE FUTUREHEADS)
With just a week until the annual Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival, I thought as its the tenth year of the festival, I’d go back over the history of the event, as well as giving you some information on what you can expect from it this year.
The very first Chocolate Festival was on Sunday April 5th 2009, the number one single in the UK charts at the time was Lady Gaga, giving away no hints with her Poker Face, if you can cast your mind back that far (here’s a link to the original programme). The brainchild of Paul Morris who having recently opened The Chocolate Cafe wanted to promote the café and the town.
The festival first started life as a handful of stalls featuring traders such as Slattery’s, Meantime Chocolate Beer and Ramsbottoms regular Park Farm. There were also activities such a Giant Easter Egg Competition, World Record attempt at Most Ferrero Rocher Eaten in 1 Minute and even Chocolat being screened by Real2Reel Cinema.
From these beginnings the festival has grown year on year, Paul Morris has now sold the chocolate café and neither he nor the cafe have any involvement in organising the festival.
I spoke to Terri Fletcher of Ramsbottom Markets to get the lowdown. Terri and her husband began helping with the festival as volunteers back in 2010 having opened a shop of Bridge Street (Purple Tiger).
In 2016 the festival received a record number of visitors so in 2017 the footprint of the festival was extended to use more of the town centre.
This was in part to encourage people to wander around the Town enjoying all of the independent shops and bars along their way. It was also to make the chocolate festival easier to move around.
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It’s Mother’s Day, and on this episode of This is Rammy, I bring someone who has had many close connections with expectant mothers.
I was introduced to Kati by a local resident who basically said she’d be great to have on the show. Little did I know exactly how much that Kati actually did, from drumming to spoken word poetry to being a doula and hypnobirthing teacher.
At first, I’ll be honest, I was not entirely sure how I could do Kati justice, let’s face it, I’m a man and often a males perception of birth is completely different.
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